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Dave Burnette's Commentary

John Chapter 2 

Written By: God through Inspiration
Penned By: John the Apostle
Date Penned: (85-90 AD)
Overview: Eternal Life is in Jesus-Christ Alone (c 1-21)
Theme:  Birth & Preparation of Jesus, The Son of God (c 1-2)
Message: Jesus performs his first miracle (v 1-51)

John 2 Commentary

(2:1-12) Jesus Turns Water into Wine - The miracle of turning water into wine was Jesus’ “first display of his glory” (2:11). After his death and resurrection, Jesus would be fully glorified—and all people would (or should) know that he is the Son of God. But until that time, Jesus would reveal his identity by miracles—even though he would have preferred for people to believe in him because of his words. Transforming the water into wine revealed Jesus’ glory by showing his tremendous power. This small display of his divine power was enough to convince the disciples of his identity and initiate their trust in him (2:11), though later events demonstrated that they only partially understood Jesus’ purpose.

(2:13-25) Jesus Clears the Temple - The magnificent Temple that Jesus entered with his disciples was the one rebuilt by the remnant of Israelites who had returned from Babylon under Ezra and Nehemiah; it was later enlarged by Herod. The Jews considered the Temple to be God’s house. But the arrival of Jesus and the beginning of his ministry signaled a change. The glory of God, which had filled the holy shrine since the days of the Exodus and the Tabernacle, was no longer in the building; that glory was in Jesus, though veiled within his humanity.

 


Dave Burnette's Life Application

Do You Believe in Jesus?

 Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue in the book of John with Chapter 2. In our text today we see Jesus first miracle of turning water into wine. Over the next few chapters we will see the Message and Ministry of Jesus being the Son of God. John focuses on the deity of Christ in his account of this Gospel. In the text today Jesus encounters belief and unbelief from the people. In making application we see that today some believe in Jesus and some reject Him and His Word. The sad thing is that only Jesus can forgive a person of their sin and your eternal destiny is based on Jesus. How about you? Do you believe in Jesus? Let us learn from our text today and the Message and Ministry of Jesus to see that He is the Christ,  the Messiah, and if we call upon Him, confess and repent of our sins asking Him to forgive us, then He will hear us, and save our souls. 

 

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John 2

John 2

 1And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

 2And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.

 3And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.

 4Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.

 5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.

 6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

 7Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

 8And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.

 9When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

 10And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

 11This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.

 12After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days.

 13And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

 14And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

 15And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

 16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

 17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

 18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

 19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

 20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

 21But he spake of the temple of his body.

 22When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

 23Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.

 24But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

 25And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.